Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit to block subpoena for tax records
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trump that sought to block a grand jury subpoena for his tax records. (Reporting by Karen Freifeld)
Aug 20, 2020
Former Trump adviser Bannon charged with fraud by federal prosecutors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Steve Bannon, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a fundraising campaign to support the buildin...
Aug 20, 2020
Ballot drop boxes are latest battleground in U.S. election fight
By Andy Sullivan and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Welcome to the latest partisan flash point in the U.S. presidential election: the ballot drop box. As U.S. election officials gird for a dramatic expan...
Aug 20, 2020
After decades in politics, Joe Biden to accept Democratic presidential nomination
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the biggest speech of his nearly 50 years in public life, Joe Biden will spell out his vision for the presidency on Thursday when he accepts the Democratic...
Aug 20, 2020
Trump heads to Biden’s birthplace to blast his record ahead of nomination speech
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will travel to the area in the swing state of Pennsylvania where Democratic rival Joe Biden was born to slam his decad...
Aug 19, 2020
Mexicans slam Trump’s idea to tax border crossing cars to fund wall
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican officials and border town residents criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for threatening to levy a tax on cars crossing i...
Aug 19, 2020
Trump says he doesn’t know much about QAnon but has heard it likes him
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he doesn't know much about the QAnon conspiracy theory movement but understands it is gaining in popularity and likes him. QAn...
Aug 19, 2020
Obama to say Trump has failed, praise Biden as ‘a brother’
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama will tell Democrats on Wednesday that Donald Trump's failures have left 170,000 Americans dead from the coronavirus pandemic, cost millions ...
Aug 19, 2020
More than 90 Democrats call on Postal Board to remove DeJoy: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 90 Democrats on Wednesday called on the Postal Service's board of governors to immediately remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy "to protect this critical institution,...
Aug 19, 2020
Second night of Democratic National Convention watched by 18.2 million people
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - A total of 18.2 million people watched the second night of the virtual Democratic National Convention, according to early Nielsen Media Research. Tuesday evening featured a...
Aug 19, 2020
